What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[953 nut 55,321]

@Jhook, please start your own thread on the Sundstrand. There is a lot of good information being shared on the transmission that will not be of benefit to others who may need the same information because it is going to be lost in the middle of the "What Have You Done to your Wheel Horse" thread that is nearly 8000 posts long and growing. By starting your own thread you will make this knowledge available to others searching this site.                

[echris 1,425]

2 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

Depends on the kind of solder used.  60/40, will probably wear quickly.  A higher temperature silver solder would be more durable.

I agree. The old timer next door has silver soldered all kinds of things over the years where you would never think solder would hold up. Silver solder is WAY stronger than tin/lead solder.

[ohiofarmer 3,276]

I solved some important wiring issues. The Switch on one C-145 was a four position and somehow the starter circuit did not work, Put on the correct three position one and we are happy now. The previous owner was so frustrated with the problem he let it go really cheap. We are moving the coil an both of these 145s. The old coil tore out the engine cowl, so now the coli is mounted at the back of the engine as I have seen on some of the herd. Got two cowlings about finished with JB Weld. Like it never happened.

  Trying to fill in some pits in the head area. Using ultra high temp JB weld that the company website says works on aluminium. We'll see how it comes along, but i am optimistic as it is rated for 1500 degrees i think.. Anyway, I am workig on three--soon to be four tractors at once. I can snag one and spin it on a dime with the mobile 4 wheel mini lift., so it takes the cramp out of a small shop space and really saves my back

  You guys have a nice Thanksgiving. Mrs Farmer and I are gonna chill at home as covid rate is pretty high. The people are surviving at a higher rate, but a guy down the road really had a scare, and now his wife is infected. They are only in mid thirties..

 

 Well, back to the tractors....The ultra high heat JB Weld is a water based product that hardens in air. It is also grainy, but we will see if it sands down well enough to fill the pitting and be ood enough for a gasket. Also shown is my sandwich bag trick with the regular JB. This is the third coat and it skims on really nice. All I had was a credit card that expired, and i used the plastic sandwich bag to smooth over the corner with my finger on the clean side of the bag. It works well to get it really close. It will be ready for final sanding tomorrow.

 

Edited November 26, 2020 by ohiofarmer

[ebinmaine 67,629]

9 minutes ago, ohiofarmer said:

  You guys have a nice Thanksgiving. BBT and I are gonna chill at home as covid rate is pretty high

Yepp. 

S'pose to rain all night and tommorow. 

Good indoor shop day!!!

 

 

[TonyToro 1,057]

11 hours ago, Jhook said:

Also if anyone one near western ma has a trans ready to go i will pay good money for it, that way i could bolt a new used trans on while fixing my current one. Then i have an extra for backup or for someone that ends up needing a new one like i do. 

I saw a rebuilt hydro on Facebook market place. It’s in Connecticut though.

[Jhook 849]

1 hour ago, TonyToro said:

I saw a rebuilt hydro on Facebook market place. It’s in Connecticut though.

I have one lined up from a member here currently. But if that falls thru ill look into it. The current plan is to slap a new one in then rebuild the current one, that works best for me in case it's toast or i break something as itll be my first time opening a trans. 

[Jhook 849]

3 hours ago, 953 nut said:

@Jhook, please start your own thread on the Sundstrand. There is a lot of good information being shared on the transmission that will not be of benefit to others who may need the same information because it is going to be lost in the middle of the "What Have You Done to your Wheel Horse" thread that is nearly 8000 posts long and growing. By starting your own thread you will make this knowledge available to others searching this site.                

Got it. My bad. Once the trans is ready to be worked on it will start a new one with pics. Then it will be available for the experts to chime in and others will be able to see the process it goes thru👍 easy to get carried away off topic on here😂

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

 If the Eatons must be pushed, it must be very slowly while moving the motion control lever.  

@Ed Kennell   When you say moving the motion lever do you mean pushing the lever forward when pushing the tractor forward, and pushing the lever backwards when pushing the tractor backwards ?

[Ed Kennell 38,227]

I find while  pushing it helps to jiggle the lever front to back.

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

Thank you for clarifying Ed .

[JohnD 145]

41 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

I find while  pushing it helps to jiggle the lever front to back.

Thanks!  That's good to know. 

[Pullstart 62,913]

It must burp the pressure in the system?  Good idea

[Jhook 849]

Gonna pull the factory wheel horse tires of the original charger wheels that came with the tractor. It has some lawn mower rims on it now. Going to see if the rims end up being useable or need replacing

update: would you run these on a FEL machine? Crusty outside but relatively solid inside. Some areas still new, others some minor rust. 

Edited November 27, 2020 by Jhook

[Pullstart 62,913]

Popped the hydro out of “Filly” tonight.  Tossed a 3 speed on for mobility.  Plaid with some osb for a bit.

 

 

 

[Tractorhead 9,064]

5 hours ago, Jhook said:

Gonna pull the factory wheel horse tires of the original charger wheels that came with the tractor. It has some lawn mower rims on it now. Going to see if the rims end up being useable or need replacing

update: would you run these on a FEL machine? Crusty outside but relatively solid inside. Some areas still new, others some minor rust. 

 

I would say Yes it seems to be just surface Rust,  when it‘s not too strong worn out on the bearings.

 

at least i would exchange the Bearings in the Rims to be sure they can last the max Load.

The Rims ain’t be the weakpoint, they seemd stable enough.

 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,629]

4 hours ago, Tractorhead said:

 

I would say Yes it seems to be just surface Rust,  when it‘s not too strong worn out on the bearings.

 

at least i would exchange the Bearings in the Rims to be sure they can last the max Load.

The Rims ain’t be the weakpoint, they seemd stable enough.

 

 

 

 

Agreed. 

@Jhook those wheels should clean up pretty well. 

 

[Pullstart 62,913]

@Jhook e-tank is your friend here 

[Jhook 849]

2 hours ago, pullstart said:

@Jhook e-tank is your friend here 

How much charging power is needed to do electrosis cleaning at home? A small battery charger like 4amp? Never done it before

[DennisThornton 4,769]

2 minutes ago, Jhook said:

How much charging power is needed to do electrosis cleaning at home? A small battery charger like 4amp? Never done it before

More power is just faster, but I mostly use a small charger.

[Jhook 849]

14 minutes ago, DennisThornton said:

More power is just faster, but I mostly use a small charger.

Doesnt trip a safety switch on the charger or anything? A new one with reverse-polarity protection will work ? Sounds like a good project to try 

[ebinmaine 67,629]

2 minutes ago, Jhook said:

Doesnt trip a safety switch on the charger or anything? A new one with reverse-polarity protection will work ? Sounds like a good project to try 

Has to be an old manual charger. New ones are automatic and need a battery detected to work. 

 

There are laptop chargers and other power sources that will work also. 

 

Any amperage from about 1 to 8 is common. 

 

[Jhook 849]

2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Has to be an old manual charger. New ones are automatic and need a battery detected to work. 

 

There are laptop chargers and other power sources that will work also. 

 

Any amperage from about 1 to 8 is common. 

 

Ok will have to see if i can find an old one. I figured a new one would be too safe for that 😂

[KrazeyOlDave 860]

And so it begins, power steering unit fits IF you remove everything on the firewall first, blah. Hopefully y’all had an excellent thanksgiving!

[Pullstart 62,913]

2 hours ago, Jhook said:

How much charging power is needed to do electrosis cleaning at home? A small battery charger like 4amp? Never done it before

You can use a battery in line and hook the charger to it.  I popped my charger on a 24v setting once and it was bubbling like a science experiment!

[Jhook 849]

New idler pulley today from tractor supply. I have the toro part on order but need the machine moveable this weekend. Bought a new 5/8x84 belt as well. Thats what came off the tractor not sure if its original size as the motors been swapped. Well when the toro pulley arrives i may swap it on but i will try the tsc pulley, itll be nice to know if parts i can buy in store 5 mins away work well or not.